Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name, a date, or a case number typed into a search box on this site goes straight to the third-party provider behind that box. The provider processes the query and returns the results. We do not keep or log what you typed.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, we keep the message so we can write back. It stays inside our team, and we do not pass it to anyone outside the organization unless the law requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each time a page loads, our servers record a few technical details about the visit:
- The IP address your device used
- Your browser and its version
- Your operating system and device type
- Which pages you opened and how long each stayed open
- The site that referred you, when one did
- A timestamp for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
This site uses cookies, which are small files stored on your device. They show us which pages get traffic and where readers stop reading. Analytics services help us combine that information into traffic totals. You can block cookies in your browser at any time, though some parts of the site may behave differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
- Keep the site online and loading quickly
- Route your search request to the right partner service
- Learn which pages help readers and which ones need work
- Find and fix technical problems
- Show advertising that may relate to your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, compile, or sell warrant databases or personal warrant records. We publish general guidance about where Lake County records are kept and how to reach the courts, the county clerk, and the sheriff's office. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and nothing we collect about visitors becomes a consumer report about anyone.
Third-Party Search Partners
The search boxes on this site belong to outside companies. Whatever you enter there is handled under that company's privacy policy rather than this one. Those partners set their own retention and sharing rules, and we do not control them. Read the partner policy before you submit a search.
Links to Other Websites
We link to court pages, county offices, state agencies, and outside search tools. Following one of those links takes you off this site, and the destination's privacy policy governs from that point. Read it before you share personal details.
Some advertising partners may track activity across sites to target ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may reach:
- Search partners that handle the queries you run here
- Analytics services that measure traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place advertising on these pages
- Law enforcement or government offices when a valid legal order requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard security practices for the data we hold. No internet service can promise perfect safety, and we cannot guarantee that a breach will never happen. We take reasonable steps and correct problems when we find them.
Users Under 18
This site is written for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has sent us data, contact us and we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Michigan has no single comprehensive consumer privacy statute. The Michigan Identity Theft Protection Act, MCL 445.63 et seq., addresses the security of personal information, and the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq., applies to public bodies rather than to a private site like this one. Even so, you can ask us to:
- Tell you what we hold about you
- Correct information that is wrong
- Delete the data we hold about you
- Stop certain kinds of processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may change as the site changes. A revised version takes effect when it appears here with a new effective date. Check back if you want to follow how visitor information is handled.
Effective date: September 15, 2026